Wigston Glen Parva railway station
Former railway station in Leicestershire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wigston Glen Parva railway station was a railway station on the Birmingham to Peterborough Line that served Glen Parva in Leicestershire, England.
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Wigston Glen Parva | |
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General information | |
Location | Glen Parva, Leicestershire England |
Coordinates | 52.5811°N 1.1396°W / 52.5811; -1.1396 |
Grid reference | SP584985 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | London and North Western Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway[1] |
Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
1882 [2] | opened for military use only |
1 April 1884[3] | Station opened as Glen Parva[4] |
1887 | Station renamed Wigston Glen Parva[5] |
4 March 1968 | Station closed |
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